diff --git a/crypto/ec/ec_ameth.c b/crypto/ec/ec_ameth.c
index 7fcc2c804327596278e84d08275309e35f1bdc13..3212984252fc8b81888f05a131e6ad1a3e739c6c 100644
--- a/crypto/ec/ec_ameth.c
+++ b/crypto/ec/ec_ameth.c
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ int EC_KEY_print(BIO *bp, const EC_KEY *x, int off)
     int private = EC_KEY_get0_private_key(x) != NULL;
 
     return do_EC_KEY_print(bp, x, off,
-                private ? EC_KEY_PRINT_PUBLIC : EC_KEY_PRINT_PUBLIC);
+                private ? EC_KEY_PRINT_PRIVATE : EC_KEY_PRINT_PUBLIC);
 }
 
 int ECParameters_print(BIO *bp, const EC_KEY *x)